Harry "Dakota" Potter

~The plan:  To have this posted on Dakota's Birthday (June 15th)

~The outcome: did not happen ~

Don't Judge me.....................                                                   

                                                   ............................I am just a mom

   ~  HARRY POTTER BIRTHDAY PARTY~

~ME: Dakota what do you want for a Birthday theme this year?~

~Dakota: Harry Potter~

~He has not seen the movies yet but is almost completed the first book

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

once he is finished we will then let him watch the movies~

~Below will show some of the DIY ideas that Ryan and I found while planning 

Dakota's 7th Birthday Party

I will post links to the original sites that helped inspire us~

~Invitations~

~ I found this really cute idea for invitations and

tweeked it a but to fit my own convenience~

Original Invitation

~ Party Favors / Costumes ~

~ I chose to make some costumes for the kids to where to make them feel like they were Harry Potter~

~I printed off this template for paper glasses then after cutting them out

I used a black Sharpy marker to color them in afterwards i took a peice of tape to hold them together~

Potter Glasses Template

~Then there was the paper wands that were really durable and simple to make~

~Items needed: Paper, Double sided tape, Elmer Glue, a Glue Gun, Sissors and Paint~

~The link below gives awesome step by step instrutions on creating these wands~

DIY Harry Potter Wands

~ One of our finished projects ~

 

~I also found some black fabric for under $5.00 & I sewed on some snaps to make cloaks for the kids~

~Harry "Dakota" Potter~

 

~Ryan found this blog that had some GREAT ideas~

http://myharrypotterparty.blogspot.com/

 ~We stole the idea for the Potions class~

~We had the kids line up as we handed out their 

Spell books (that Ryan's mom made), Capes, Wands, and Glasses~

~Ryan and I dressed up to fit the theme of the party~

~Regret: I wished that I had done something different with my hair~

 

~The kids under 5yrs got books and wands as well but theirs were for Coloring in ~

~Once all the items were handed out it was time for the kids to make their potions~

~Each kid got a Mason Jar to put the items in~

 

~In the spellbooks was a section on Potions that were used in the movies/books for them to recreate~

 

~Once they were done we took the Potions ~

~Cleaned out the jars~

~Place Gummy worms inside~

and 

~Told the kids their Potions turned into the worms~

~ The kids were sent outside to look for the Golden Dragons Egg in our yard~

~ Dakota opening his gifts ~

~The part that I wish I had got video of was the kids getting their Changing Color Drinks~

~Food Coloring in the bottom of a cup then pour water or sprite in the cup~

~Cup Cakes~

~This was the first time I have ever done this~

~Overall I thought they turned out pretty well~

~Yes I will be getting her a pair of these when she is 14yrs old and wanting to date boys~

~I will also make her believe that it is kool to wear a cape~

~as well that boys have koodies~

~And anything else that will make a boy uninterested in her~

 

~The New Bike ~ 

My Daily Getaway

~The Views in my yard~

  

~The Dirt Road that leads to our House~

 

~there really should be a bike in the background of this shot~

 

~and this one~

~He was just on his bike

                                                                       ..................Really~

~Front yard~

~Back Yard~

 ~What I LOVE about this place~

~smells like you are out in the mountains camping when I sit on my deck~

~when it rains~

~the kids can just be kids~

~That there is no one around~

~except for the cows~

~My paradise~